March 2018 Non-sport Acquisitions

by cnangle - 38 cards (Last updated on Mar 31, 2018)

3/31 update: I closed out March pretty strong. I am way over budget for the month but I allowed myself a little extra because my wife and I went on a road trip to Devils Tower in Wyoming and we stopped at every antique store along the way.

3/17 update: This has been a month of coffee cards. I think that's all that I've bought this month. My wife and I did some antique hunting near Rochester, MN today. She found a lot of vintage books. I only found four trade cards...all coffee cards.

This is will be my third month of actively buying vintage non-sport. I'm finding that I am drawn towards trade cards more than tobacco issues. They are generally a little cheaper and the subject matter is a little broader.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1888-1893 Overcoats Front

11. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1888-1893 Overcoats

One of my favorite cards from this series. I like the overcoats.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1889-1890 Front

12. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1889-1890

1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Country Post Office Front

13. 1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Country Post Office

I ran across a group of these in an antique store in South Dakota. It was totally unexpected and a pleasant surprise. These are my first Duke cards.

1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Last Round Front

14. 1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Last Round

Everyone of the cards in this series is a 1 of 1. Each card has an actual cancelled postage stamp affixed to it.

1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO N.Y. Post Office Front

15. 1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO N.Y. Post Office

I wonder if any of the stamps used in this series have any actual value to stamp collectors.

1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Pony Express Front

16. 1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Pony Express

My favorite card in this series. I love the cow skull.

1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Ship Of The Desert Front

17. 1889 Duke's Cigarettes Postage Stamps (N85) #NNO Ship Of The Desert

1904 Church & Co. Game Bird Series (J3) #28 Sage Grouse Front

19. 1904 Church & Co. Game Bird Series (J3) #28 Sage Grouse

I keep finding soda cards. I've completed several of these series in my three short months of collecting. I like them because they are easy to find and they are relatively cheap for cards 100+ years old.

1904 Church & Co. Game Bird Series (J3) #30 Sharp-tailed Grouse Front

20. 1904 Church & Co. Game Bird Series (J3) #30 Sharp-tailed Grouse

1908 Church & Dwight New Series of Birds (J4) #11 Black Cock Front

21. 1908 Church & Dwight New Series of Birds (J4) #11 Black Cock

Comments

Mar 7, 2018 - 9:30PM
switzr1

Yeah, I don't get the joke on the Arbuckle card either. But the Columbus cards are beauties. Especially the Salamanca one. Nice pick-ups.

Mar 7, 2018 - 10:30PM
Billy Kingsley

I'm also not finding the satire card very funny. Maybe they were more easily amused back then? I like the back much better- I enjoy seeing old buildings, which probably weren't that old back then!

Mar 18, 2018 - 12:45AM
switzr1

I like the musician card, mainly because of the unusual stringed instrument she is playing.

Mar 18, 2018 - 9:18AM
Vvvergeer

Wow. Great list. The Columbus cards are amazing.

Mar 18, 2018 - 7:48PM
cnangle

I'm also really liking the Columbus cards. I'm still trying to figure out where my interest lies in regards to 19th tobacco and trade cards, but this Columbus series is on my short-list of sets to complete.

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